I’m working on a collaborative React project and facing a weird issue. After pulling my partner’s changes and merging with my code, everything seems to compile fine. The development server starts successfully on localhost:3005, but my specific components aren’t rendering in the browser.
My partner’s pages show up perfectly, but mine just don’t appear at all. I’ve tried rewriting the components from scratch, but the problem persists. Both backend and frontend servers start without any console errors, which makes it even more confusing.
Has anyone encountered this before? What could cause components to not render despite successful compilation?
This usually happens when routing gets messed up during branch merges. First, check that your components are mapped to the right paths in your routing setup. Also look for import path issues - make sure all your component imports point to the correct files, especially if your partner moved folders around. I had the same problem once where my components imported fine but the route definitions got overwritten in the merge. Double-check your component exports too - they need to match your partner’s export pattern. Mixed default and named exports can break rendering without throwing errors.
that sounds super frustrating! have you looked into the states or props? sometimes a small typo can mess things up. also, did you try clearing the cache? it could be showing old versions of your files.
check your component registrations in app.js or wherever you’ve got your routes defined. your components might’ve been commented out or deleted when you resolved those merge conflicts. also pull up dev tools and check the console - there could be silent errors you missed.